House panel weighs holding Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony
Washington — The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee is expected to recommend that Secretary of State Antony Blinken be held in contempt of Congress amid a standoff over the top diplomat’s testimony about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, subpoenaed Blinken earlier this month for his testimony,